Chapter 2 - Typologies and Patterns of Crime

Typologies and patterns of crime

all crime unreported or undetected by the police, therefore is not captured in statistics

the dark figure of crime

source of crime statistics that tally number of offences in each police agency’s jurisdiction

uniform crime report

UCP stands for

Uniform crime report

UCP data is released monthly, and forwarded to:

Canadian centre for justice statistics

annual report used by all police agencies

crime severity index

CSI measures both ____ and ____ of crime in the country

severity, volume

CSI assigns a weight of _____ for each type of offence

seriousness

Level 1 assault

punching, shoving, threats, no bodily harm required

level 2 assault

weapon or assault causing bodily harm

level 3 assault

aggravated, serious wounding, bodily harm, maiming

prior to 1983, rape was defined as

male having intercourse with an unmarried woman

level 1 sexual assault

unwanted touching/fondling

level 2 sexual assault

use of weapons/bodily harm

level 3 sexual assault

long term, physical injury

level of murder depends on

culpability and intention to do harm

first degree murder

planned and deliberate homicide

second degree murder

intentional, lacks planning, heat of the moment

manslaughter

non-intentional, recklessness, intoxication

robbery

use of force or violence, including threats, during commission of a theft

national rates of robbery fell _____ in _____

18%, 2020